NFL Draft: Five things to watch for 49ers on Day 2

Wide receivers, cornerbacks mostly ignored in Round 1

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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: San Francisco 49ers General Manager John Lynch, left, and head coach Kyle Shanahan address to media during a press conference on their first round pick at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thursday, April 25, 2019. 49ers picked Joey Bosa of Ohio State as their #2 overall pick. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Cam Inman and Dieter Kurtenbach talk about how the San Francisco 49ers’ first choice was a no-brainer

SANTA CLARA — While defensive end Nick Bosa filled the 49ers’ biggest need with his No. 2 overall selection Thursday, other holes exist, and here are five things to watch in Friday’s second and third rounds:

1. Wide receiver: A slew of wide receivers should be available when the 49ers go back on the clock four picks into the second round, after picks by the Cardinals, Colts and Raiders. Only two got drafted Thursday: Marquise Brown (Ravens, 25th overall) and N’Keal Harry (Patriots, 32nd). Best remaining options: Mississippi’s A.J. Brown and D.K. Metcalf, Iowa State’s Hakeem Butler, Stanford’s J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Georgia’s Riley Ridley, Ohio State’s Parris Campbell and South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel.

5. Bosa’s arrival: Bosa was in Nashville for the NFL’s draft festivities and he will fly Friday for a 2:30 p.m. introductory press conference at 49ers headquarters. Defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (2017, No. 3 overall) is the only other first-round draft pick of the Kyle Shanahan era that attended the draft; linebacker Reuben Foster (2017, No. 31) and right tackle Mike McGlinchey (2018, No. 9) flew in from personal draft parties for their 49ers reveals.